Configuring a Certificate Validation Alert

AppViewX acts as a repository of all the known certificates in the organization. A certificate identifies a application via its Subject Common Name. In many a circumstance it observed that the organizations faces certificate related outages even if the certificate is valid. This is because of an error while setting up the application configuration or invalid certificate selected for the application. To identify such a misconfiguration AppViewX periodically validates the identity of application but trying and establishing connectivity to the Subject Common Name of server certificates in the Inventory. If the certificate is exchanged as part of SSL handshake is found to be invalid through expiry, revocation or through misconfiguration, AppViewX triggers a Certificate Validation Alert to notify administrators about a SSL handshake issue that users could be facing.

To configure a certificate validation alert:

  1. Go to (Menu) > CERT+ > ALERTS & LOGS > Configure Alerts.
    The Configure Certificate Alerts page is displayed.
  2. In the Event Type field, select Certificate Validation Alert.
  3. Enter a name for the certificate alert.
  4. Select the severity of the alert: Critical, Major, or Notification.
  5. In the Alert Message field, enter the text that users see when the alert appears on the screen.
  6. Select the Vendor whose device or application you are creating an alert for.
  7. Select the Certificate Category from the dropdown list.
  8. In the Device Name field, select the device associated with the certificate you are creating an alert for.
  9. In the Application field, select the application associated with the certificate you are creating an alert for.
  10. To use the Email Configuration to send the alert, complete the following steps:

    • Select the Email Configuration checkbox.

    • In the Email Address field, enter email addresses to send the alert to. Use commas to separate the addresses.

    • In the Subject field, leave the default text or enter the text that briefly describes the alert the user is receiving.

  11. To use the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to send the alert, complete the following steps:

    • Enter the Destination IP for the alert.

    • Select the version of SNMP you want to use: V1 or V2.

    • Enter the port that should be used for the alert.

    • Enter the Community String for the alert. The string is similar to a user ID or password and allows users to access the requested information on the device.

  12. Click Add to create the alert. It then appears at the bottom of the screen and on the Certificate tab within the Alert module.